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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      June 2018
      June 2018
      ISBN:
      9781316809686
      9781107175921
      9781316627983
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316809686
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.48kg, 242 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.37kg, 244 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Applied Linguistics, Language and Linguistics
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    The issue of high-level language proficiency in other than monolingual contexts can be approached from a variety of perspectives, including linguistic/structural; psycholinguistic/cognitive and sociolinguistic/societal. Bringing together a team of experts, this volume takes a novel empirical approach to the subject combined with an up-to-date understanding of these research areas, to answer two important research questions in the field of second language acquisition: what conditions allow learners to attain an outstanding level of proficiency in a second language, and what factors still prevent them from becoming entirely like first language speakers. Looking at a range of European languages including English, French, Italian, Spanish and Swedish, it provides important insights into second language use at the highest levels as well as in high-proficient mixed language use in multicultural settings. A useful tool for both language teaching and language teacher training, it provides a solid grounding for further study in this important area of research.

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    ‘... while the text cannot possibly provide definitive answers to its broad questions (and never claims to), it does leave the reader with a much deeper understanding of these issues and the questions that remain to be explored.’

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